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  Commoditized Visibility: Coca-Cola, The World Cup, and the People

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  Christopher M. Toula Georgia State University

  October 20, 2014

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  Commoditized Visibility: Coca-Cola, The World Cup, and the People politics of visibility Fùtbol! Reflections on the World Cup Coca-Cola branding Curator's Note A man rides in a small boat over the calm waters of the Amazon at dawn; a young woman in h ...
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  Re: Commoditized Visibility: Coca-Cola, The World Cup, and the People

  Culture Sharing

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  Christopher M. Toula Georgia State University

  Wednesday, October 22, 2014 — 1:51 pm

  possibility of "tiers" when it comes to media content. Bud and Coke are mass consumer products, the ...
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  Re: Commoditized Visibility: Coca-Cola, The World Cup, and the People

  Symbolic Property

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  Christopher M. Toula Georgia State University

  Wednesday, October 22, 2014 — 2:26 pm

  possibilities as well as the various paths those narratives can take. I think you're on to something when ... that actively police possible meanings. Its as though meaning is now subject to vertical integration in ...
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  Dreaming of Qatar: The Spectacle and Fantasies of World Cup 2022

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  Michael Butterworth Ohio University

  October 24, 2014

  their lives to make it possible or the citizens for whom Qatar’s wealth remains out of reach.  At the ... Possibility.”  In the wake of World Cup 2014, and in the context of global capitalism, we would be well served to ... ask, “Possibility, for whom?”   ...
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  Bittersweet: 1990s Russian Commercials for Imported Chocolate

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  Natalia Andrievskikh Binghamton University

  October 30, 2014

  2 comments

  Bittersweet: 1990s Russian Commercials for Imported Chocolate Russian cyberspace representation nostalgia cultural memory commercials Candyland Audience reception Curator's Note From the Soviet-time deficit of quality chocolate that was accessible to ...
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  Re: Bittersweet: 1990s Russian Commercials for Imported Chocolate

  Retrospective Resentment

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  Eric LeMay Ohio University

  Thursday, October 30, 2014 — 2:22 pm

  marks and emoticons.) I wonder if there's a possible parallel in the situation you describe between ...
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  Under My Umbrella: Representing Democracy in Hong Kong

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  Melody C Jue Duke University

  November 03, 2014

  6 comments

  systems ” refers to possibility of reintegrating former territories like Hong Kong within China, yet ...
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  Re: Under My Umbrella: Representing Democracy in Hong Kong

  Protest Symbols: Umbrellas and Toilet Brushes

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  Maria Sulimma University Duisburg-Essen

  Monday, November 3, 2014 — 1:11 pm

  confiscated a toilet brush as possible weapon early on in the protests. In this context, the toilet brush was ...
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  Democracy Play: VOTE!!!

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  Danielle Leek Grand Valley State University

  November 05, 2014

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  Democracy Play: VOTE!!! video games play election democracy 2012 election Curator's Note In this trailer for “VOTE!!! The Game” we witness then candidates President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney slug-it-out on the White House lawn, in the oval office, ...
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  Re: Democracy Play: VOTE!!!

  Danielle, thank you for this

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  Alan Chu University of Arizona

  Thursday, November 6, 2014 — 9:37 pm

  possibilities. ...

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